Thank-you for that - I look forward to hearing of progress on this.
I know that 'we' are primarily interested in
Trucks (and
Buses), but, though I've spent my working life in the road transport industry I've always held the belief that rail should be an integrated part of the distribution network.
Over the years I've followed the abortive attempts to establish
Roadrailers:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadrailer and also attempts to carry semitrailers on railcars - but the restricted 'gauge' (clearance height) of the UK rail system proved to be a stumbling point I believe.
As an aside I find the 'video' (actually time-lapse stills) on:-
http://www.stobartrail.co.uk/ interesting to watch.
There's also a video on the opening page of:-
http://www.stobartgroup.co.uk/ though I haven't found any reference to the
Valencia train. I presume that all the refrigerated containers are self-contained but do they draw the power needed from the train electrics rather than having 'donkey' engines? I wouldn't expect Eurotunnel to permit the use of donkey engines.
What happens when 'fridge trucks (reefer road trailers) travel through the tunnel? Do they get to plug-in to on-board electric?